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but as "the washington post" charles lane recently wrote fear of street crime once converted many a white working class democrat into a republican. but safer streets have now blunted what was once a sharp wedge issue. and folks, without crime the gop's only remaining wedge issues are gay marriage, immigration, flag burning, voter fraud, welfare, gun control and of course contraception. now in the good old-- (laughter) in the good old bad days of the '80s republicans could turn out the suburban white vote simply by showing images of scary guys like willie horton being allowed to go in and out of prison. to this day i'm terrified to go through a revolving door. (laughter) now getting-- tough on crime was a key conservative issue that is gone. and worse, it's the conservative's own damn fault. take rudy giuliani. the republican tough on crime new york mayor who cracked down on turnstile jumpers, broken windows and squeegee guys. squeegee guys without curiously disappeared right before the opening of new york's body exhibits. (laughter) unfortunately, unfortunately it, withouted too well. now
but as "the washington post" charles lane recently wrote fear of street crime once converted many a white working class democrat into a republican. but safer streets have now blunted what was once a sharp wedge issue. and folks, without crime the gop's only remaining wedge issues are gay marriage, immigration, flag burning, voter fraud, welfare, gun control and of course contraception. now in the good old-- (laughter) in the good old bad days of the '80s republicans could turn out the...
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it is the tea party tail that wags the republican party dog in washington these days. hopefully he'll find a way to pass a package that will help the country in a time of need. >> jennifer: i must say i take a little bit of pleasure in watching them squirm. but the president to be fair he is giving up something in negotiations, including the social security cost of living adjustment, and a higher income rate on the tax cuts that he ran on. earlier today, a "huffington post" headline blared what will he give up next? so do you think it was a bad idea politically to put some stuff that is near and dear to democrats on the table? >> no, don't. i think the presidents has demonstrated to the majority of americans that he is willing to meet the republicans halfway negotiate in good faith, and make a deal on behalf of the country, and there will be people on our side disappointed by any agreement that gives up any ground. i see a president who understands what is at stake, and goes into this with real confidence. if the republicans don't make a break with him, i think he is p
it is the tea party tail that wags the republican party dog in washington these days. hopefully he'll find a way to pass a package that will help the country in a time of need. >> jennifer: i must say i take a little bit of pleasure in watching them squirm. but the president to be fair he is giving up something in negotiations, including the social security cost of living adjustment, and a higher income rate on the tax cuts that he ran on. earlier today, a "huffington post"...
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all sorts of charities we've calculated the effects of some of the tax proposals being considered in washington and our best estimate is that that amount would drop to about two hundred ninety five billion maybe two hundred ninety billion depending on the state shape of the economy tax deductions make a difference but not all that big a difference and there's a good reason for that when americans look at charitable giving they're not looking to give support to the kinds of things they expect government to do but rather to support the kinds of things they don't expect government to do all those small organizations some of which serve the needy but others serve other people environmental groups arts and culture groups and yes television stations all those are the objects of charitable support and we'd like to encourage that through public policy because we believe that having many different ways of serving the public is much prefer a vote to having just one way through government written richard how do you react to that it doesn't make that much of a difference. well i think you know the figures
all sorts of charities we've calculated the effects of some of the tax proposals being considered in washington and our best estimate is that that amount would drop to about two hundred ninety five billion maybe two hundred ninety billion depending on the state shape of the economy tax deductions make a difference but not all that big a difference and there's a good reason for that when americans look at charitable giving they're not looking to give support to the kinds of things they expect...
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it is a war of words over the fiscal cliff in washington. the president blasting republicans today for their refusal to take his latest offer, calling it puzzling. republicans are doubling down on the plan b. he called the veto threat bizarre and irrational. $500 billion in tax hikes closer to every american. >> there has to be a recognition on the part of my republican friends that take the deal. but they keep on finding ways to say no. i don't know how much of that just has to do with this. it is very hard for them to say yes to me. gerri: what he stated that? >> it is incredibly sad and frustrating, that's what that is. the president, through the entire campaign, says he wants a balanced approach. we have increased spending from 2007 to 2012. $1 trillion. year over year. a trillion dollars. revenues at record highs. >> let's talk for a second about the republican response. gerri: white house is opposition for the backup plan. it is growing more bizarre and irrational by today. is this the kind of conversation that is going to get somethin
it is a war of words over the fiscal cliff in washington. the president blasting republicans today for their refusal to take his latest offer, calling it puzzling. republicans are doubling down on the plan b. he called the veto threat bizarre and irrational. $500 billion in tax hikes closer to every american. >> there has to be a recognition on the part of my republican friends that take the deal. but they keep on finding ways to say no. i don't know how much of that just has to do with...
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the clerk: washington, d.c., december 19, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten e. gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business for an hour. republicans will control the first half, the majority the second half. following morning business, we'll resume consideration of the supplemental appropriation bill. i mentioned last night, madam president, that we're going to have to move forward on this bill. i have been told that the republicans want to have a substitute, and we look forward to whatever that might be, that we can set up a series of votes to satisfy those people who want to change this bill in some manner. i would just note that the people in the northeast, other states but princ
the clerk: washington, d.c., december 19, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten e. gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business for an hour....
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. >> is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months. publishing a report. that gets read and then pushed aside. >> the team will reportedly look at not only gun laws me and tall health policies. republicans have yet to sign on to measures by the house and senate democrats aimed to limit cliffs that hold ten bullets at one time, they are quietly having conversations about what role they should play. >> we need to look at what drives a crazy person to do these actions. make sure what we are enforcing the laws on the books? >> as he proposed bold steps and promised swift action. mr. obama faced with a tough question. why hasn't he acted before now? >> this is not the first issue of horrific gun violence of the four years. where have you been? >> citing the councilmember economic crisis, two wars and the fight to pass sweeping healthcare legislation the president responded. >> i don't think i have been on vacation. >> many feel the president's resolve at th
. >> is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the issue for six months. publishing a report. that gets read and then pushed aside. >> the team will reportedly look at not only gun laws me and tall health policies. republicans have yet to sign on to measures by the house and senate democrats aimed to limit cliffs that hold ten bullets at one time, they are quietly having conversations about what role they should play. >> we...
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>>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. president obama has just held a mini news conference announcing a task force on guns led by joe biden and the state of negotiations which seem to be stalling over the fiscal cliff. joining me, managing editor of postpolitics.com. it was called to discuss the gun task force, but clearly the president wanted to send a signal about the state of play with john boehner and the state of play is that it is not good. >> you know, andrea, i agree broadly with you, although i would say the president did emphasize several times that they are not that far away, he cited a chart in "the new york times" the charts were similar. this is a "you should take the deal" press conference, and you're right, the president knew if he opened up the questions, he would get a fiscal cliff question. one of the things i was struck by was it was very clear the president was going to keep taking questions until he got another question on guns. he just kind of kept, okay, i'll take one more, one more, so it was a du
>>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. president obama has just held a mini news conference announcing a task force on guns led by joe biden and the state of negotiations which seem to be stalling over the fiscal cliff. joining me, managing editor of postpolitics.com. it was called to discuss the gun task force, but clearly the president wanted to send a signal about the state of play with john boehner and the state of play is that it is not good. >> you know,...
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. >> our president was unable to be with us today but sends her greetings from washington, dc i hope you all have the handouts on the table that describe our organization. basically for the last 20 years, our organization has challenged stereotypes and misinformation about muslims and their faith, true education. we believe the bias and discrimination and hate that we see is generally commonly based on lack of information or misinformation and we believe that by providing accurate face to face information about any group that is the best way to combat bias and discrimination. so that's what we've been focusing on for the last 20 years. we go out to schools and other convenient tues and basically talk about what it means to be an american muslim. we have other related presentations that we do as well and a few years ago we also launched an interfaith speakers bureau where we take out representatives of the 5 major religions and do the same thing and we model in front of high school and middle school students how the faiths can sit down like we are sitting here today and have conversat
. >> our president was unable to be with us today but sends her greetings from washington, dc i hope you all have the handouts on the table that describe our organization. basically for the last 20 years, our organization has challenged stereotypes and misinformation about muslims and their faith, true education. we believe the bias and discrimination and hate that we see is generally commonly based on lack of information or misinformation and we believe that by providing accurate face to...
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first, i think there has been a change of heart in washington. the rancor seems to have cooled. perhaps as the new york times said today as the tragedy in connecticut has softened the times. maybe it takes something like this to get the congress and the president to work on things. there does seem to be a spirit of compromise now brewing. i'm not just talking about the end of the year, but any time. the president perhaps holding off raising taxes for those who make $200,000. especially when coupled about this rumored embrace about spending cuts. that could turn the fiscal cliff into a fiscal hop, skip and a jump that ends up in an exciting place. there are other forces at work today that show you the magnitude of what a deal could mean for our great country. the other forces? the transports, banks, u.s. treasury bonds and gold. first, you know i like to watch the transports as a measurement of economic activity. you know it has to be shipped somewhere to be sold. that is why i follow the transports so closely. when they are going up it means there is more commerce happening than
first, i think there has been a change of heart in washington. the rancor seems to have cooled. perhaps as the new york times said today as the tragedy in connecticut has softened the times. maybe it takes something like this to get the congress and the president to work on things. there does seem to be a spirit of compromise now brewing. i'm not just talking about the end of the year, but any time. the president perhaps holding off raising taxes for those who make $200,000. especially when...
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taxi in washington d.c. like many other cities you can't always get a cab when and where you need one but when you do catch a taxi and meet its driver and my name is not. always right you know it's almost for you. like nasser he or she can offer up a reason when and why cabs becomes scarce of them you know. when you're driving cabs to the dad that is. unsafe. to dangerous unsafe and on top of that the business is controlled by a commission that decides everything from how many cabs are on the road to where they can pick up to what they can charge the mid think fair. because the prices benefit going up but if it is the same thing and making it difficult to rack up those fares and serve customers are the cabs and city limits. so we just arrived at reagan airport which is just right outside of washington d.c. and nasr our cab driver was nice enough to drop us off here only he can't get a return fare back he has to leave and go all the way back to d.c. without anybody in his cab simply because of the regulations
taxi in washington d.c. like many other cities you can't always get a cab when and where you need one but when you do catch a taxi and meet its driver and my name is not. always right you know it's almost for you. like nasser he or she can offer up a reason when and why cabs becomes scarce of them you know. when you're driving cabs to the dad that is. unsafe. to dangerous unsafe and on top of that the business is controlled by a commission that decides everything from how many cabs are on the...
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this is not an issue he'll allow to just fade away. >> this is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the i shall shoe for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. this is a team that has a very specific task. to pull together real reforms right now. >> real reforms right now. the american people want this. our children deserve this. democrats and congress are working on it. some on the right just can't accept that everything is changed. just look at the headline from today. florida announced it has passed 1 million permits for concealed weapons. the most in the nation. a virginia state lawmaker is introducing a bill that would require schools to arm teachers. and ohio's governor says he'll sign a bill expanding the use of concealed weapons in that state. we cannot continue to be a nation where there are more guns than people. and where the worst among us have access to these kinds of weapons. we can't wait and the president knows it. joining me now is congressman barney frank, democrat from mas
this is not an issue he'll allow to just fade away. >> this is not some washington commission. this is not something where folks are going to be studying the i shall shoe for six months and publishing a report that gets read and then pushed aside. this is a team that has a very specific task. to pull together real reforms right now. >> real reforms right now. the american people want this. our children deserve this. democrats and congress are working on it. some on the right just...
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we are very honored today that tom perez has come from washington, dc, to give welcoming remarks here at this summit. tom perez is the assistant attorney general of the civil rights division in washington, dc, he was nominated for that position by president obama and sworn in in october of 2009 and we are all the lucky -- we are all very lucky that that happened in october of 2009. tom has spent his entire career in public service and on protecting the civil rights of our most vulnerable people. tom actually joined the civil rights division as a young lawyer and while he was there he prosecuted some of the most significant cases in the country. lawyers in the civil rights division get fanned out to places in the country to handle cases in mississippi and alabama and california and all over and tom was one of those people. he was sent to texas to handle a very significant hate crime case when he was a young lawyer that involved a gang of white supremacists that went on a killing spree and ended up shooting 3 people and killing one when he was a young lawyer working in the civil rights
we are very honored today that tom perez has come from washington, dc, to give welcoming remarks here at this summit. tom perez is the assistant attorney general of the civil rights division in washington, dc, he was nominated for that position by president obama and sworn in in october of 2009 and we are all the lucky -- we are all very lucky that that happened in october of 2009. tom has spent his entire career in public service and on protecting the civil rights of our most vulnerable...
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i want you to ignore everything that you've been hearing out of washington today because i think at the end, it means nothing. focus on this video because i think it's going to tell you everything. take a look. >> to begin the benefit finder, first answer all of the nine simple core questions that are essential to narrowing you results. you will find a program description, general requirements, and your next steps on how nd where you can apply. receiving the latest benefit information has never been easier. we hope this tutorial helped you on your path to government benefits. neil: that's a youtube video on how you can log in to see how much the government can help you out. it's a menu for moreegovernment. benefits ala carte. after all, you're not paying for them. someone else is. now, we've given sheen to what amounts for government stuff. it's sort of like that ad that ran earlier this year, the benefit to food stamps in a feel-good radio commercial that probably would have made norman rockwell proud. remember this? >> look at margie, she looks amazing. >> she sure does. >> i wonder h
i want you to ignore everything that you've been hearing out of washington today because i think at the end, it means nothing. focus on this video because i think it's going to tell you everything. take a look. >> to begin the benefit finder, first answer all of the nine simple core questions that are essential to narrowing you results. you will find a program description, general requirements, and your next steps on how nd where you can apply. receiving the latest benefit information has...
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out toward the, the washington memorial. looking pretty good out there this evening. seeing clear skies, at least mostly clear. few cloud from time to time. that is it. high temperature today. up to 62. well above average. 16 degrees. that is the average high. 46. low this morning. was 2 degrees above the average high temperature. record for today, though, 74. set back in 2006. if you remember, back on this date. i know you remember in 2009. the start of blizzard number one. for our 2009/2010 season. three blizzard. that season by the way. no blizzard on the horizon. no chances for snow in our immediate area. 46 degrees right now at the airport. wind out of the west at 3 miles an hour. wind have really calmed down over the last hour to two hours. that will help with the wind-chill factor. little bit. temperatures, 39. 41. look at winchester though. done to 34 degrees. 36 in culpeper. 36 in fredericksburg. far cry from 50s and 60s we were seeing earlier today. the colder air that moved on in. really we should say cooler air, because normally this time of year, we are i
out toward the, the washington memorial. looking pretty good out there this evening. seeing clear skies, at least mostly clear. few cloud from time to time. that is it. high temperature today. up to 62. well above average. 16 degrees. that is the average high. 46. low this morning. was 2 degrees above the average high temperature. record for today, though, 74. set back in 2006. if you remember, back on this date. i know you remember in 2009. the start of blizzard number one. for our 2009/2010...
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all they hear from washington is about tax hikes and spending cuts. how come nobody is talking about how to grow the economy? >> well, first of all, i think the c.e.o.s of the large corporations are very tuned into this debate. many of them are actually participating directly in the debate in washington. and they're entirely aware of all of the stuff we're talking about right now, and the degree to which an agreement, which i believe we'll see, would clear the air and would free -- would liberate a lot of investment and hiring and expansion. and as far as business in general is concerned, once this is out of the way, all of that talk about tax increases, spending cuts, dysfunction, gridlock, that will disappear. so i think you'll see a better 2013 than 2012. that's not too hard because 2012 has been a very slow year, even before the fourth quarter and into hesitation. i think the outlook beyond this is really pretty good. >> susie: we're going to have to leave it there and that very upbeat note. thank you e very much, roger. we've been speaking with r
all they hear from washington is about tax hikes and spending cuts. how come nobody is talking about how to grow the economy? >> well, first of all, i think the c.e.o.s of the large corporations are very tuned into this debate. many of them are actually participating directly in the debate in washington. and they're entirely aware of all of the stuff we're talking about right now, and the degree to which an agreement, which i believe we'll see, would clear the air and would free -- would...
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>> there is a huge debate in washington, and there has been ever since i have come to washington there has been a huge debate over guns, and gun control and assault weapons bans and background checks and gun shows and i have been hearing this debate for years and it is a debate that tnlz to resonate now and people feel very strongly on both sides and on the one hand people say less guns, that's better, and the other hand people want to have self protection and be able to protect themselves in their homes and be able to protect their families and so they want guns and this debate will go on. i am not saying i have the answers and i am not saying there are easy answers to this debate. in the immediate aftermath of a disaster like we just saw, i suspect that the debate will intensify at least in the short-term before we move onto something else. >> and dana bash, if you could weigh in on that as well. wolf alluded to the idea, the who, the why, the mandate, and all of these things that will be critical, maybe clues as to just how much teeth any initiative may have. are you getting any ear
>> there is a huge debate in washington, and there has been ever since i have come to washington there has been a huge debate over guns, and gun control and assault weapons bans and background checks and gun shows and i have been hearing this debate for years and it is a debate that tnlz to resonate now and people feel very strongly on both sides and on the one hand people say less guns, that's better, and the other hand people want to have self protection and be able to protect...
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other high profile calls to action out of washington today in the wake of the deadly connecticut school tragedy. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: lawmakers are asking for everything from military protection on school campuses to bans on weapons and ammunition. a single message of safety from many voices. with 20 elementary school children and six educators shot to death with a semi-automatic rifle in connecticut, president obama is taking steps to reduce gun violence. >> the president: i've asked the vice president to lead an effort to includes members of my cabinet and outside organizations to come up with a set of concrete proposals, no later than january, propose 5s that i intend to push without delay. -- >> reporter: lawmakers made their own proposals, nancy pelosi and fellow house democrats are calling for the swift passage of a bill which would ban assault magazines. representative mccarthy of new york who lost her husband and merely lost her son to gun violence echoes the president's sentiments now is the time to act. >> this time it is different. you know the
other high profile calls to action out of washington today in the wake of the deadly connecticut school tragedy. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: lawmakers are asking for everything from military protection on school campuses to bans on weapons and ammunition. a single message of safety from many voices. with 20 elementary school children and six educators shot to death with a semi-automatic rifle in connecticut, president obama is taking steps to reduce gun violence....
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you get off at powell between washington, you don't know where chinatown is. okay. so, in the interest of making the quality of life and transportation in san francisco better, it seems like we need to slow down, february 1st is not going to work, and rethink this thing. and in the beginning when we had the emergencies, these day or two and i give all the employees credit, the word used was "cost-effective." so, the gentleman who did the work to fix the breakdown is we need to build that kind of city at the street level or whatever level where we don't have more pedestrian transit accidents. so, there seems to be some design flaws. i drive fourth and bryant because my husband works by the caltrain station. well, that's the beginning of it, but i don't see the logical connection, how you get on the subway. and then from chinatown i want to speak to the hardships of the businesses because i tried helping louie's restaurant. they went out of business, four years of construction from the chinatown campus of community college. so, cost-effective, it's going to be this mu
you get off at powell between washington, you don't know where chinatown is. okay. so, in the interest of making the quality of life and transportation in san francisco better, it seems like we need to slow down, february 1st is not going to work, and rethink this thing. and in the beginning when we had the emergencies, these day or two and i give all the employees credit, the word used was "cost-effective." so, the gentleman who did the work to fix the breakdown is we need to build...
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you are looking at what's left of a rain-soaked hillside in everett, washington. that huge mudslide slammed right into a moving freight train, crumbling at least seven cars and knocking them right off the track. engineers were about to check the cliff. but they were waiting for the train to go by first. fortunately, amazingly, no one was hurt. >>> and with that, a look at your morning conditions. a slick ride in the pacific northwest. snow-covered highways from the four corners region into denver and des moines. rain drenches roads in new orleans, memphis and baton rouge. slippery in northern new england. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in denver, minneapolis, chicago, kansas city, memphis, houston and new orleans. >>> republicans are offering something of a backup plan in case no deal to avert the fiscal cliff can be reached by the end of the year. house speaker john boehner's so-called plan "b" would extend bush-era tax cuts for everyone making under $1 million a year. democrats have already rejected that, though, even as president obama is decr
you are looking at what's left of a rain-soaked hillside in everett, washington. that huge mudslide slammed right into a moving freight train, crumbling at least seven cars and knocking them right off the track. engineers were about to check the cliff. but they were waiting for the train to go by first. fortunately, amazingly, no one was hurt. >>> and with that, a look at your morning conditions. a slick ride in the pacific northwest. snow-covered highways from the four corners region...
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jonathan capehart is an opinion writing for "the washington post." john, we heard the accusations the president delayed the administration's response, manipulating the remarks offered by susan rice. we had the fox news report that the cia had ordered the rescue team to stand down. reports about officials in washington somehow dragging their feet on the night of the attack. this report found none of those to be true. >> uh-huh. no. and guess what else the report doesn't mention? susan rice. doesn't mention her at all. because as we've talked about for weeks, as we've known for weeks, what was going on in benghazi had nothing to do with susan rice. it had everything to do with security failures on the part of the state department, cia, lapses of leadership as the report points out. and so if anyone thinks that now senators john mccain and lindsey graham are going to mards out there and say susan rice we're sorry. that's not going to happen. this fight was not about susan rice. this was about old vendettas on senator mccain's part against the president.
jonathan capehart is an opinion writing for "the washington post." john, we heard the accusations the president delayed the administration's response, manipulating the remarks offered by susan rice. we had the fox news report that the cia had ordered the rescue team to stand down. reports about officials in washington somehow dragging their feet on the night of the attack. this report found none of those to be true. >> uh-huh. no. and guess what else the report doesn't mention?...
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tara mergener is in washington this morning with more. good morning, tara. >> good morning to you. >>> well, the state department released unclassified portions of the report last night. investigators offered harsh criticism of the state department but did not single out any individual u.s. individuals for blame. the review board was headed up by retired ambassador thomas pickering and former chairman of the joints chief of staff, admiral mike mullen. they'll discuss their findings with lawmakers today. the panel blamed systematic failures and leadership and management deficiency in two bureaus of the state department for security measures at the benghazi compound that were described as inadequate. the report concluded that while there were no specific threats of a terrorist plot, there were several incidents leading up to the september 11th attack that should have served as warning signs. investigators also praised the diplomatic security agents who responded to the attack and absolved the pentagon for any blame, saying there was not eno
tara mergener is in washington this morning with more. good morning, tara. >> good morning to you. >>> well, the state department released unclassified portions of the report last night. investigators offered harsh criticism of the state department but did not single out any individual u.s. individuals for blame. the review board was headed up by retired ambassador thomas pickering and former chairman of the joints chief of staff, admiral mike mullen. they'll discuss their...
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financial considerations were one of the reasons that brought peace washington state native to western siberia yet his main motive for the surgery had to do with how he fared in the auditors in america advertises one seventy five i was one sixty seven or one sixty eight and so one eight centimeters would have brought me right to average if i just wanted to be average for women height isn't so important you know i think girl can be short and it's not a big deal like your guy is like expected to be taller just before the operation most mad at russian girl who found he's a regional hype quite endearing yet he still want to have had the surgery adding seven more centimeters to the self-confidence she told me the whole time you're crazy you're normal you're perfect. so now it's like oh you're so what a compliment for somebody who's used to falling short of his own expectations. you leave me. alone when welcome to cross talk i'm peter lloyd now there's no greater gift than the gift of giving as the u.s. deals with his great fiscal woes should tax cuts be voter even denying to non-profits and
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connell: attorney general eric holder out of washington today. it is a big announcement agai bd $1.5 billion in fines and penalties agreed upon. libor rates overseas and to individuals charged in connection with this as well. more on this throughout the day. we just wanted to bring you some of those little comment from the attorney general. we now will bring in bob doll. bob is the chief acuity strategists. bob, it is always good to see you. you sound like you are fairly optimistic about the stock market. explain to us why? >> i think the asset choice by default almost that your cash is zero and if the view of the world is okay and it will grow a little bit and that financial problems -- a little bit of earnings growth, maybe a little bit of multiple improvement. connell: where is the economic growth going to come from? there will be some drug on the economy from the cuts and spending, you would think. it is just a matter of how much. >> our guess is that fiscal cliff and nothing done is a- four to gdp. they will end up doing something that will
connell: attorney general eric holder out of washington today. it is a big announcement agai bd $1.5 billion in fines and penalties agreed upon. libor rates overseas and to individuals charged in connection with this as well. more on this throughout the day. we just wanted to bring you some of those little comment from the attorney general. we now will bring in bob doll. bob is the chief acuity strategists. bob, it is always good to see you. you sound like you are fairly optimistic about the...
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all kinds of volatility with investors hanging on every word out of washington. general motors, take a look, turning on the afterburners, shares jumping as you can see more than 6%. repurchasing 200 million shares. gm need a bailout once the financial crisis hit. officially becoming a standalone company. market and investors really like now let's take a look at crude oil. four straight days of gains, getting back near $90 per barrel, $0.03 away, the story a couple of things actually. optimism of a debt deal, also supplies, heating oil, unexpectedly fell last week so of course supplies go down. on the flipside natural gas moving down more than 2% rating yesterday's gains and then some. all right, so much for any kind of game we were seeing today, but what happens tomorrow, are we still tied into the headline news out of d.c.? >> speaker john boehner woke us up. i expected after the brief statement that he made the market would come in much more than it has. i am kind of impressed we haven't seen the market down quite significantly. it means we will look at a nice
all kinds of volatility with investors hanging on every word out of washington. general motors, take a look, turning on the afterburners, shares jumping as you can see more than 6%. repurchasing 200 million shares. gm need a bailout once the financial crisis hit. officially becoming a standalone company. market and investors really like now let's take a look at crude oil. four straight days of gains, getting back near $90 per barrel, $0.03 away, the story a couple of things actually. optimism...
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brad in washington, brad? >> caller: hey, jim, merry christmas boo-yah from washington. >> kirkland, hey, i like kirkland brand from costco. >> caller: yes, indeed. well, i had a question about another pacific northwest company, gbx, green breyer. >> i think the stock is inexpensive. i don't know whether -- i don't know who comes back, but i've got to tell you, i do a lot of work with the railroads and we need a lot of cars. i think this is a good buy. it's not going to be, look, if you want a rail, i like ksu. remember that? someone downgraded it the other day. i think that was wrong. how about chris in my home state of pennsylvania, chris? >> caller: boo-yah from scranton, pennsylvania. >> what's going on? >> caller: not much, not much. i wanted to know what you think about lockheed martin. i saw the pentagon agreed to buy 30 of their s-35s. but the stock's down a little bit. i wanted to know what your take was -- >> all right. chris, this isn't dunder mifflin, it's a great company. it's only a dollar off th
brad in washington, brad? >> caller: hey, jim, merry christmas boo-yah from washington. >> kirkland, hey, i like kirkland brand from costco. >> caller: yes, indeed. well, i had a question about another pacific northwest company, gbx, green breyer. >> i think the stock is inexpensive. i don't know whether -- i don't know who comes back, but i've got to tell you, i do a lot of work with the railroads and we need a lot of cars. i think this is a good buy. it's not going to...
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a lot of uncertainty in washington. you still have a smile on your face. are you hopeful you will get it done? >> i'm hopeful for a number of reasons. number one, i think the mood of the country is very somber. >> yes. >> post connecticut. i don't think that people are in the mood to watch the president and the congress go through shenanigans over what most people don't even understand. we know taxes are going up. let's get it over with. whether or not they deal with underlying problems, we still have negative gnp next year and but i think a deal or framework of a deal will get done. it will be some euphoria and a slight correction in the market. >> what about the overall 2013? >> i think this is a little y2k-ish. there are countdowns. everyone is talking about the cliff, the cliff, the cliff pip feel a little bit like it is like y2k. money is cheap. people are getting in a sense within whether it is realistic or not, housing, financials, and i think there is a an enormous amount of m and a activity for a number ever reasons. first is money is cheap. >> ri
a lot of uncertainty in washington. you still have a smile on your face. are you hopeful you will get it done? >> i'm hopeful for a number of reasons. number one, i think the mood of the country is very somber. >> yes. >> post connecticut. i don't think that people are in the mood to watch the president and the congress go through shenanigans over what most people don't even understand. we know taxes are going up. let's get it over with. whether or not they deal with...
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>>shepard: but it is washington and they will look at it and laugh. >> two inmates pulled off a daring escape from a skyscraper jail in downtown chicago. officials say they used bed sheets to make a 200' long rope, and squeezed out of a small window 20 stories up, and scaled down the outside of this high-rise lockup using their homemade rope. they are said to be the first to escape a federal facility in almost two decades. both are convicted bank robbers each facing a harsh sentence. fbi officials say they consider them armed and dangerous. trace has much more on this. how long before officials realized they were missing? you could have looked out the window. >>trace: they know that both of these guys were present for the 10:00 head count on monday night but the bed sheets were not seen until about 7:00 the next morning so this was about an 8 1/2 or nine hour gap the jump they could is gotten. they have been identified and we know that during the night the convicts went to the chicago suburbs and to the homes of his mother and his brother and now as you might imagine the neighbors are
>>shepard: but it is washington and they will look at it and laugh. >> two inmates pulled off a daring escape from a skyscraper jail in downtown chicago. officials say they used bed sheets to make a 200' long rope, and squeezed out of a small window 20 stories up, and scaled down the outside of this high-rise lockup using their homemade rope. they are said to be the first to escape a federal facility in almost two decades. both are convicted bank robbers each facing a harsh...
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and let's remember, washington and congress in particular, they love commissions. they love to form commissions. it is a way of kicking issues down the road or passing the buck, so their colleagues can make calls on these tough legislative issues instead of themselves. >> there is also a lot of fights going on the state level. michigan's governor just veto a bill that would have expanded where people could have carried weapons. on the other hand, ohio's governor says he will sign a bill that will allow guns into the state house parking lot. are we going to see more legislation at the state level while all this plays out at the federal level? >> i do believe so. i think that's a great point. especially as congress proves increasingly ineffective at being able to pass anything. i think you'll see states taking control on things like immigration and also in wake of the tragedy, gun control. and mayor michael bloomberg has been a big advocate for gun control. and also it is not only states, but cities as well. rahm emanuel, guns are a huge issue in chicago, given the r
and let's remember, washington and congress in particular, they love commissions. they love to form commissions. it is a way of kicking issues down the road or passing the buck, so their colleagues can make calls on these tough legislative issues instead of themselves. >> there is also a lot of fights going on the state level. michigan's governor just veto a bill that would have expanded where people could have carried weapons. on the other hand, ohio's governor says he will sign a bill...
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>> that scene actually keeps coming to mind as i try to follow the melodrama in washington that has us heading for a cliff. a fiscal cliff. but are we? or is this, another myth in the making? for some insight, we turn to two seasoned observers both of whose books you'll want to as santa to leave in your stocking. bruce bartlett was an economic adviser to the supply-side icon jack kemp, and to two presidents -- ronald reagan and the first george bush. he got into hot water with his conservative cohorts when he wrote a widely quoted book critical of the second president bush. his most recent work is "the benefit and the burden: tax reform-why we need it and what it will take." yves smith is the founder and editor of the popular blog naked capitalism. after 25 years in the financial services industry, she now heads the management consulting firm aurora advisors. she's the author of this book: "econned: how unenlightened self interest undermined democracy and corrupted capitalism." welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> is the fiscal cliff just a metaphor? or is it for real? >
>> that scene actually keeps coming to mind as i try to follow the melodrama in washington that has us heading for a cliff. a fiscal cliff. but are we? or is this, another myth in the making? for some insight, we turn to two seasoned observers both of whose books you'll want to as santa to leave in your stocking. bruce bartlett was an economic adviser to the supply-side icon jack kemp, and to two presidents -- ronald reagan and the first george bush. he got into hot water with his...
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the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., december 19, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable daniel webster to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has agreed to s. res. 624, relative to the death of the honorable daniel k. inouye, senator from the state of ohio. -- hawaii. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:
the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., december 19, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable daniel webster to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has...
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so many people -- you want to be bullish, but these guys in washington, and gals in washington, give you so little reason to actually be bullish. you're right. the corporate sector you know, loaded with cash, fundamentals turning positive. >> but this is the big difference from last year, last summer where the economy was so fragile. we were in such a fragile state last suggest so it was easy to tip us over. now we're a little better here in the states but a lot better in china, and a little bit better in europe. >> we've got to get to jim. >> because of the contrarian view, jim, is once we get a deal, we sell right into the deal. >> yeah, that's right. i'm going tonight skunk at the garden party here, and i'm geg going to tell you i never thought we'd get a deal. throwing rocks at each other. more likely we won't get a deal. the economy is as bad as last summer, looking at 1.5% growth for the fourth quarter, maybe the same kind of number for the first quarter. we're going over the cliff in january. that means we're essentially in january because of the fiscal drag will be greater th
so many people -- you want to be bullish, but these guys in washington, and gals in washington, give you so little reason to actually be bullish. you're right. the corporate sector you know, loaded with cash, fundamentals turning positive. >> but this is the big difference from last year, last summer where the economy was so fragile. we were in such a fragile state last suggest so it was easy to tip us over. now we're a little better here in the states but a lot better in china, and a...
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, that nobody in washington denied any help. so, again, a good report. credible people. ambassador pickering, admiral mullen, let's move on and implement the 24 recommendations to secretary clinton as already accepted that are sensible. >> there are those recommendations and they did recommend no disciplinary action. so we shall see if the secretary does come to testify before she leaves her term as secretary of state. bill richardson, great to see you. thanks so much. >> thank you, thomas. >> absolutely. >>> his family says former federal judge, supreme court nominee and conservative icon robert bork died of complications from heart problems. bork a polarizing figure. he was accused of being a hatchet man for president nixon when he fired archibald cox. president reagan nominated him to the supreme court in 1987. but he was rejected following contentious senate hearings that spawned the term borked, unfairly tacking someone's reputation and views. robert bork was 85 years old. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my m
, that nobody in washington denied any help. so, again, a good report. credible people. ambassador pickering, admiral mullen, let's move on and implement the 24 recommendations to secretary clinton as already accepted that are sensible. >> there are those recommendations and they did recommend no disciplinary action. so we shall see if the secretary does come to testify before she leaves her term as secretary of state. bill richardson, great to see you. thanks so much. >> thank you,...
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we have not figured that out in washington yet. we're still trying to figure out how to spend money we do not have buying things we can not afford. >> steve: it sounds like you share the same ideology as jim demint who currently has that particular job as senatorred from south carolina. how close to his ideology will you be? >> i think we're probably nine out of ten times on the same page. we have a little difference in the business arena at times, but overall, i think jim served his state well. he continues to serve the country well and now he's going to a place where he has an opportunity to affect the process which will be very important for the years coming for all of us. >> steve: it's going to be interesting for you to serve because you're coming from the house where i know over the last two years you've been part of passing a lot of bills and what happens to the bills after you pass them? they go over to the senate where you're heading and they're neatly stacked up on harry reid's desk. are you ready to spin your wheels for
we have not figured that out in washington yet. we're still trying to figure out how to spend money we do not have buying things we can not afford. >> steve: it sounds like you share the same ideology as jim demint who currently has that particular job as senatorred from south carolina. how close to his ideology will you be? >> i think we're probably nine out of ten times on the same page. we have a little difference in the business arena at times, but overall, i think jim served...
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but some members of newtown united headed to washington today. they took the day off from their jobs. they woke up at dawn. they drove to washington to go meet with members of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. newtown united, a group of people at the epicenter of national tragedy. one of the parents who traveled to washington today was lucky enough to have his child, who attends sandy hook elementary come home from that school on friday. but he said today that he is taking action now in the wake of the shootings because he does not think the next time it should just depend on luck. >> every time something like columbine, virginia tech were happening, i would avert my eyes, and i will still think that something will be done. but all those believes were shattered on friday. and now i think we all need to speak up. >> joining us now for the interview is the reverend welton gaddy. he is the pastor of the north minister baptist church in monroe, louisiana. he is also head of the interfaith alliance. reverend gaddy, thanks for being here. >>
but some members of newtown united headed to washington today. they took the day off from their jobs. they woke up at dawn. they drove to washington to go meet with members of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. newtown united, a group of people at the epicenter of national tragedy. one of the parents who traveled to washington today was lucky enough to have his child, who attends sandy hook elementary come home from that school on friday. but he said today that he is taking action now...
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petaluma, washington avenue, east washington street excuse me lakeville on that corner, 201° that's the cool spot around the bay area that -- 21°, that else an the cool spot, around the bayq5d areaicó keep everything covered and pets in as long as possible. frost just about everywhere until 8:00. temperatures in the 20s and 30s inland 30s to 41 san francisco the warm spot sunshine temperatures near 50 at the coast low to mid 50s for the rest of us this afternoon. >>> metering lights on bay bridge toll backed to the west grand almost to the 880 overcrossing, sluggish incline into san francisco, 280 san jose moving nicely northbound, getting busy as you snake from san jose towards cupertino past highway 17. situation with live wires down highway 9 at shadow brook in the ben lomand area both directions shutdown until 10:30 use glen arbor. continue to be a grind out of central valley due to earlier accident at -- >>> abc7 morning news continues in 25 minutes with news, weather and traffic during "good morning america". >> we are always on at abc7news.com. a special report 8:45 when presid
petaluma, washington avenue, east washington street excuse me lakeville on that corner, 201° that's the cool spot around the bay area that -- 21°, that else an the cool spot, around the bayq5d areaicó keep everything covered and pets in as long as possible. frost just about everywhere until 8:00. temperatures in the 20s and 30s inland 30s to 41 san francisco the warm spot sunshine temperatures near 50 at the coast low to mid 50s for the rest of us this afternoon. >>> metering lights...
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andy field, abc news, washington. >>> the army is beginning an investigation of all of its child daycare centers around the world. that's 283 centers that will be reviewing hiring practices. it follows accusations that employees were assaulting children at a daycare center in virginia back in september. two army employees were arrested. the pentagon is expected to order similar reviews in all of the other branches of the military. >>> the late senator daniel inouye will lie in state tomorrow. a service will be held on friday. he died monday at the age of 88. he was a world war ii hero, a medal of honor recipient, and served in the senate for almost 50 years. >>> and in a historic move, republican congressman tim scott will replace south carolina senator jim demint. announcing scott's appointment, nikki haley said she chose scott not to help diversify the republican party but because he's a strong advocate for the state. scott will fill the seat for two years and then face an election. demint is leaving the senate to lead a conservative think tank. >>> and there is some new movement towar
andy field, abc news, washington. >>> the army is beginning an investigation of all of its child daycare centers around the world. that's 283 centers that will be reviewing hiring practices. it follows accusations that employees were assaulting children at a daycare center in virginia back in september. two army employees were arrested. the pentagon is expected to order similar reviews in all of the other branches of the military. >>> the late senator daniel inouye will lie in...
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while in washington, president obama walked into the white house briefing room named for james brady-- the press secretary critically wounded in the shooting of president reagan in 1981-- to talk about gun violence. >> the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. >> ifill: instead, in the wake of the massacre at sandy hook elementary school, mr. obama said, "this time, the words need to lead to action" on gun violence. >> the vast majority of responsible law abiding gun owners would be some of the first to say that we should be able to keep an irresponsible law breaking few from buying a weapon of war. i'm willing to bet that they don't think that using a gun and using common sense are incompatible ideas. there is a big chunk of space between what the 2nd amendment means and having no rules at all. >> reporter: to that end, the president announced vice president biden and an administration team will craft recommendations on everything from gun laws to mental health, to be sent to congress by january. >> this is not some washington commission. thi
while in washington, president obama walked into the white house briefing room named for james brady-- the press secretary critically wounded in the shooting of president reagan in 1981-- to talk about gun violence. >> the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. >> ifill: instead, in the wake of the massacre at sandy hook elementary school, mr. obama said, "this time, the words need to lead to action" on gun violence. >> the...
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at the first couple of prep sessions at the dnc in washington, he was really soft on obama. but it turned out obama is just not the kind of guy you can walk up to and call a failure to his face. i think that holds true with every president in these practice session. obama particularly. >> guess who did? romney did. tell me, check me on this. i had a sense he had never been talked to with such lack of deference for four years, and all of the sudden romney with all this cordiality and phony civility went in there and talked to him like a lesser being. and that drove the president crazy. your thoughts, then, the way he disdained him in that debate. >> will klain and axlerod and plouffe came up to kerry during some of the sessions and said look, you got to start hitting this guy. that's exactly what happened. in nevada, when they got to that disastrous debate prep in nevada, we report this 1:30-minute session was just a shellacking in which kerry got right into obama's face and called him a failure repeatedly. they had expected it would arouse obama, wake him up, but it didn't.
at the first couple of prep sessions at the dnc in washington, he was really soft on obama. but it turned out obama is just not the kind of guy you can walk up to and call a failure to his face. i think that holds true with every president in these practice session. obama particularly. >> guess who did? romney did. tell me, check me on this. i had a sense he had never been talked to with such lack of deference for four years, and all of the sudden romney with all this cordiality and phony...